Al Ittefaq Arab Steel Dammam
operatingDRI–EAF route · Dammam, Middle East, Saudi Arabia
Al Ittefaq Arab Steel Dammam follows the DRI–EAF route: iron ore is reduced in the solid state to direct reduced iron by direct reduction, then melted into steel in an electric arc furnace. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 2.6 million tonnes per year. Its main products are cold rolled, wire, mesh.
Process Route
Timeline
Operating since 1989
Emissions
2025
1.39 Mt CO₂e
0.64 t CO₂e per tonne of steel
Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
2,600
EAF
2,600
DRI
1,400
Pelletising
2,500
Iron Units
Steel Units
Steel Products
cold rolled, wire, mesh
Ownership
Owner Arab Steel Co
Parent Hilal Al-Tuwairqi [60.0%]; unknown [40.0%]
Workforce 350 employees
Country Context
Saudi Arabia crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Dammam
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
26.2779°, 49.9492°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 2,600 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 1989
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 2 recorded